I define minimalism as any activity that saves you time, space, resources, money, our planet, your health, or your sanity! This is the place to find out how to create a serene, easy lifestyle, no matter how chaotic your life may be now.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

When company's coming, it's an emergency clean up you'll need. You may not have time to do the greatest job on the whole house but here are some tricks. First, contain your guests to the main floor of your house. This may not work if they've never been to your house because they may want a tour. If that is the case, they at least won't be looking into your closets. This is triage....ready?Start at the top of the house with a laundry basket - no you're not going to do laundry because you don't have time. Shove the laundry into the closet and close the door along with any other clutter you find. Then dust, vacuum, put the garbage and snack dishes into the laundry basket and move to the next room. When you reach the kitchen load the dishwasher, wash the floor and take out the trash. Go to the store and get some flowers and easy food. You can get some ideas on my earlier postMinimalist Entertaining: Horsdeorves.

Of course, this sort of clean won't last long so hopefully your guests' visit won't either! My next post will be about painless ways to keep your house together on a daily basis.

3 comments:

Fantastic post!!! My in-laws will be here visiting from out-of-state in a few days. With my many chronic illnesses (cleaning is really tough on my body!) and my husband's long work hours, the house can get pretty messy. Thanks for the tips!!